[URSpider94]

Negotiating with other vendors to support a shared standard is S-L-O-W. By maintaining their own standard, Tesla can move at their own speed. Also, at the moment, Tesla has more long range EV’s on the road in the US than all other companies put together, as well as more Tesla supercharging stalls than all other fast charge stations combined.

[gamblor956]

Tesla's (new) charging technology is now far behind the (newest) EV charging standards, so it's a double-edged sword.